NAME

Win32::Pipe::PP - Pure Perl replacement for Win32::Pipe using Win32::API

SYNOPSIS

use Win32::Pipe::PP;
my $server = Win32::Pipe->new($name) or die ''.Win32::Pipe::Error();
$server->Connect() or die ''.Win32::Pipe->Error();
...
$client->Write("Hello");
my $data = $server->Read();
$server->Disconnect;

DESCRIPTION

This module provides a pure Perl implementation of Win32::Pipe using Win32::API. It is designed as a drop-in replacement for the XS-based version, with API compatibility. Please use the documentation of Win32::Pipe.

METHODS

new

Creates a new pipe object.

Read

Reads data from the pipe.

Write

Writes data to the pipe.

Error

Returns the last error code.

Close

Closes the named pipe.

Connect

Create the instance and connects the named pipe.

Disconnect

Disconnects the instance of the named pipe.

BufferSize

Returns the current buffer size.

ResizeBuffer

Resizes the internal buffer.

Info

Returns a array with internal metadata.

get_Win32_IPC_HANDLE

Returns the raw handle for IPC integration.

AUTHOR

J. Schneider <brickpool@cpan.org>

LICENSE

MIT License - see LICENSE file for full text. However, this library distributes and references code from other open source projects that have their own licenses.

CREDITS

Special thanks go to David Roth for creating Win32::Pipe